Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Ask the Monitoring & Evaluation (M & E) Specialist

Monitoring & Evaluation specialist Paul Crawford recently answered ADG user's questions on M&E issues.

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Sustainability

Sustainable development at risk: ignoring the past

This online book takes a historical perspective on sustainable development and looks at the long-term commitment of development agencies.

It examines its history and asks whether international development agencies are really committed to long-term sustainable solutions and whether they are learning from past successes and failures.

Chapters include:
- Definitions and concepts
- International development: In the beginning
- From Pearson to Johannesburg
- Poverty
- Development in agriculture and biotechnologies
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable food security
- Industrial biotechnologies

 

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